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Day 73: Something to preserve from the pages of treasure :9 (Shaw)

Note: There is a slight change as to what I will write from this Friday onwards. Instead of the pages of treasure, I will be doing one quote a day. The quote will be from a famous (not always :)) personality. This is because of time crunch the next few weeks. Thank you for understanding!

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Book Title: Pygmalion

Author: George Bernard Shaw

Publisher: Penguin Classics (one of the many publishers)

Year of Publication: 1913 - original year of publication (the book I read was published much later)

Genre:Drama/Play

Status: Read

Quote: Act V

Pickering: You mustn't mind that. Higgins takes off his boots all over the place.

Liza: I know. I am not blaming him. It is his way, isn't it? But it made such a difference to me

that you didn't do it. You see, really and truly, apart from the things anyone can pick up

(the dressing and the proper way of speaking, and so on), the difference between a lady

and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she's treated. I shall always be a flower

girl to Professor Higgins, because he always treats me as a flower girl, and always will;but

I know I can be a lady to you, because you always treat me as a lady, and always will.

This is one of my favorite plays. I have always loved reading plays and dramas (watching too). This is one of the best from George Bernard Shaw. This was later adapted to that wonderful musical with Audrey Hepburn as 'My Fair Lady'! Of course, they had different endings. There is so much joy in reading plays! If you haven't read this one, do pick one and I'm sure you will enjoy.

I used a different book cover. I just loved this one. I'm not sure how mine looked like!

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